Washing-machine.



J. G. ROSS.

WASHING MACHINE.

9 A APPLICATION FILED HAY 18,1908. 994,954. A, Patented June 13, 1911.

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W/TNESSES ATTORNEYSr Patented June 13,1911.

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ATTUHNEYS G. ROSS.

WASHING MACHINE. Y i APPLIUA'TIM FILED nu 13.1909.

'Patented June '13, l1911.

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J; c. Ross;V WASHING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILLED KAI 18, 1908.4

Patented June 13,1911.

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vE/vo JOHN 6. R055,

W/TNESSES Afro/mns UNITED STA-1515s PATENT OFFICE;

Joan c. Ross, or BUTTE, MoNTANA,;AssxGNoR oF ons-HALF rro THOMAS J. CASEY, or

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To all whom it may concern: y

Beit known tht I, J OHNC. Ross, a citizen of `the United Stntes, and a resident of whch the following is a specification.

"This invention is an ,improvementinwash- "ing machines and consists in `certa-in novel constructions 4and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter described andclai'med.

Inthe drewings-Figure 1 is a side .View

of-a machine embodying my invention. Fig.'

2 is a rear elevation thereof. Fig. is a 1-5' side view partly in section,fthe clothes drum being e. iustedoiitof thecasing so the clot-hingcan be readily inserted in and removed spetive .view showing some of the driving connections detxiched, and Fig. a detail viewshovvingthe connectlo between thecsingand-one of the bearing bars Co. y

. 'zcasingnA, a c ldthes` drum B andv bearing b'ars C, inwhich the clothes drum is ;jiourna'led..

-Thebearing bars .C are slidably supported inA connection with the casing so "they may ,slide'in guide openings A in the casing to jthe innerposition shownin Fig. 1 for the washing operation and to -the outer {positio n V 'shown ln-Figfor inserting or removing the'clotlgies. i The'` casing A 'is providedwith 'n a `hinged coveror closureA pivotully Ynected by ar'link AlwithV the miotfablefhear-4 ",ingl C a'djzicent' to l'the pivotl of the'drum therein so, as to effect "an automatichjpening and cl'osing ofthe cover in the Vmovement o f fthe drum toward and `from'the casing: v v The bearing bars C 4are preferably grooifed G iola't C to engage with' the' casing, s'ee Fig;4 5, u rdithe csinghajs its end plates extended at A? onlo posite. sides of the outer end of the slots A to, -form uf longer hearing for .the bars C and .to Kaid in supporting the same 15 when adjusted-to the position'shouwn4 in Fig.y

3.' this construction in,I connection 'with suitbleo' e rz 1.ting means clothes drum meybelaf j ixstetl within the asfngas shown injFig. lfforthe waishihg operation and then out'of the 'Casin or shelA y *tothe position shown 1n -F1g. ,3, orinserting and removing the `clothes. l lThis; 'enables the" operator to readily-remove .the clot'lingthat' has been Y i wAzsHi-NG-MACHINE.

Specicetion ofI Letters 'atent. 'A'ppnmiq inea my 1s;

Patented J une'l13, 19'1'1-.12

1908.v `serial no. 433,450.

washed ,ond refill thel drum.

providedon the sidev of the casing and these In removing the clothing when,l the drum has been tid-,555

stops-have openings AL forming guides for i screws D secured at one end to the inner ends of the bearing bars C and projecting 'thence through the `guides A andreceiving" nuts E which being properly turned, operate upon the screws l) to move the'said screws longitudinally'T and thus adjust thebearing barsbetween the" positions shown in Figs. 1` and 3 of the drawings. By preference the nuts Eure provided with bevel pinionsE and the screws D are made one right hand1 and the other left hand as best shown' Figs. 2 and 4;. of the drawings.. U Gearing `is provided for turning the n uts 'E and .this gearingus shown includes connecting :shafts F-huvi'ng bevel pinions F meshing with their respective pinions Egand connct-ion'it. willbe noticed that 4 the bevel o/ v y p1 'ons F2 aresecured against rotation upon -my `be set into mesh' with the lpinioyns G when theparts are in the position shown in i and 4, or may be ,adjusted 4out o f mesh with said pinions G when the ports4 :irein the position shown in Fig. 1. Thus,

se movable along their shafts 4Fso they.-

adjusting the clothes drumy toand from fj t e position shown in .Fig.,3',.it is desirable Y pinions Ggf, while when the clothes drum is [for the Ipinions F? to be' 111 meshwith" theirg 95 the p'josition shown. in Fig.` 1, it isde- `sizibleto throw the pinions F2 'out Vof mesh, so the feeding pf the .drum into-and ou't of the casingwillnot be carried on while the.

washing operation is being proceeded w'tln To this endv I provide means for shi-f ng' the pinions. lF2 along their slinfts'F fcolnz4 shifting bars H connected lto pinions prisino #2 'and having straps HA mounted oneccentrics I on a rock shaft Lila-ving a. handlefgl2, bywhich ,it may.' be conveniently turned,

l v presentlyv described, as well vas in adjusting longitudinally and has abe t between.thetpositions' shown igs. 1 and 4..

in order to s e't tlie pinions F2 into and 'out of meshwith their pinions Grt/f 1 j The shafts Sr are driven frein main-shaft J by meansof 'gears J on lthefhiain shaft, meshing with gears G2 on the shafts G and manifestly by turning the main shaft in one direction or the other, the shafts Finay be turn the nuts E iir-'tlie vdesired directionto either operate the clothes drum to the position lshown in Fig. 8"v out of the .casing or viding gears' B3v on the journalsB, which gears Baare meshed 'wjth'the gears G2. when the drum isin Washing position as shown in Fig. l. By-th/is construction Iutilize the' gears G2 in turning vthe clothes drum first 1n '.onel direction andth in the other as the cldthes'drum .into and out ofthe casing. F or?. driving the ma1n shaft, l provide in connection therewith, reversing mecha-" nsm -which. coperates'withfthe rockA shaft I in the manner presently described. On

the inain shaft'J I vprovide a worm/wheel K and alstprovide on sa1d,shaft J a tight or drive pulley 1A and loose "pulleys 2 and 3 wl ich are voperated by` a straight belt L'an" A a twistedbelt M, and aA shifteLNis slidable acrossgthepulleysgl, 2 and 3 loo Nfor the straight belt .L "nd'a belt loop l2 fo'r thetwisted belt M,

n .that vas the bar N 'is adjusted from 'the .full line position shown in Fig.- 2 to the dotted line position shown in thesame figure, it will mo've the twisted belt-,M from the 'drive pulleyvl'onto the loose pulle Stand will move the stiaight ,belt L from t e loose pulley 2 on to! the tivht pulley M, and'as belts' L 'and Mlare driven from the. same drive pulley on/'th'e line shaft, it is obvious thatone of the belts L and M when on Vthe drive pulley I willr turn the drive shaft` in one direction and when the other beltfison said drive pulley, the shaftfJwill be driven in thelopposite direction. I`he'bar N is mov.-

vable longitudinally in a guide'O uponthe easinglrand a guide Offn a frame P mounted at Athe end of the casing, and this b'arf'is atl- Qfand'fprovidediat ,its u per end Q? withfa-L fpin Qa,v operating .in a s ot`R-ofja. link R which' 'connects ."pivotally at R2. with the.

innservV end of they shifter` bar N.r The A'lever 'is fof usedv to move between its full anddotted line; positions by the operationof arack bar enligne.

S, whichv ismovable into. and out of mesh .with the WorxnK on the shaft J and when meshed with the said worm K will be operated thereby in a longitudinaldirection and caused to travel between the positions shown in full and dotted lines Fig/2, and when so moved, the rackbar S will'o rate the armQ. by means of pins S and ing from therear face ofthe 'rack bar in position to engage/ with the opposite sides' of-the rocking leverf'as best shown in Figs. 2 and 4; of the drawings. In this'operation .of lthe rack S it will be noticed thatlifth' parts be in the ,position shown `in full lines Fig.` 2, and the rack S be moved to the ri ht toward the dotted linelposition, it will, a er it has finished a gage by its pin gradually turnsaid arm on its pi'vot Q,to. ward a vertical position and after it has passed the Avertical positionthe arm Q will portion, of its stroke, enf

2 projectf .with the arm Q and'- swing by gravity toward its dotted line position and striking the right .hand end wall o fthejslot Rf, see-Fig. 2, willoperate to forcibly move theshifter'bar N to the dotted line positionshown in Fig. '2, thus v shifting I the twisted belt-M on to the idle pulley 3 and the straightbelt L on to the drive pulley 1. The' drive pulley -1 will then reverse its .movement and the shaft J will be turned in the reverse' direction vand .the direction of the 'clothes drum geared with the said. shaft J vwill alsobe reversed. Then the rack bar S will begin-to slowly move toward the left past the vertical position the arm Q will' vswing to the` full line position shown in Figi 2 and by engagement with the end wall at`.the left of the slot R', see Fig.2, will readju'st the'shifti'ng bar N to the full line position shown in Fig. 2, thus replacing the twisted beltl M vupon the drive pulley -l and aga-in reversing the direction of thefseveral parts geared' with the' shaft J. .The rackbar is ro/videdA with a series of l holesSsrec'eiving t epin S2, so the said pin maybe adjusted to vary the number ofrevo. lutlons that will be given to the clothes drum' before the latter reverses.

y. As before suggested the rackb'ar Sv'iis 120 able-into-and out'df mesh with its Worms .as it is "advisable to dispense with the `re' versing voperation while the. clothesdruxn'is being 'adjusted into and out -of the casing los yand vto this end rvI mount/liberaal( bar S Von a V,cani shaft'T, 'suitablyfjburnaled' at T ina. housing.' the racliibar S andfthesli'aft Tv 'is provided' Witha cranl arm T* .connected lby-/a coupling Alink TF; witha/crank arn l' I6 n/the roc to throw therack bar into 4mesh with the,l worin wheel' K and to properly-time suchoperation with the-'adjusting of the'l bevel pinions F2- into and '1 out V'of mesh with the bevel pinions Gr as before described.l When ,the rack bar S is out of engagement with the worin K it rests upon the flat face ofthe cam shaft `T,as shownin Fig. 4, while a partial rotation of this shaftbrin'gs its curved portion beneaththeabar and raises it into position, as shown in Fig. 2.-

' Forlocking the shifterN from movement i when desired,li provide the' frame ,P with 'an arml'P having a notch P2 intowhich a vnieclninism whereby to adjust the' drum into and ont of the casing to aid in convenientlymanipulating the clothes in placing and rev moving the same.

.l claim-n l l. The combination herein described, of a casing, a clothes drum movable into and ontv of the casing, bearing bars having bearings for the drum and slidably supported in connection with the' casing, a gearing extending from said bars" and means meshed with the gearing upon said bars whereby to move the samcgrelatively to the casing in adjusting andI a gearing between the stantiallyas set forth.r

the drum between its different positions sub- 2. The'combinationwith a casing havin gnideways,-'gof bearing bars' slidable in sai g'oideways, a clothes drum' journaled inthe bearing bars, and movable therewith into` and out' of the casing, screw shafts connected With-thehearing bars, and nuts operating in connection therewith whereby -t'o feed the Vscrew'shats longitudinally .in adjusting the. boerin bars relatively tothe casing.

, c. @the combinationof acas'ing having slots,

forming guidera-sys and extensions on 'opposite sides oi the oiten ends of the said slot-s,

hearing hars slidable in' the slots of the casbars and a clothes drum u jonrnal'ed -in the bearing bars, andl me:y ns operating upon said screw shafts wherein?)r to feed the saine longl'f' .tudinally in adjnstingthebeang bars: in 'the .SlfS of the casing. l

4..- The combination of a casing, a clothes drum, bars having bearings for the 4clothes drum, screws connected with said bars, nuts operating on the said screw adrivo shaft said nuts substantially as set forth.

5. The combination' of 'a `csing,a clthes vadjusted into and out ,of

s drive shaft and u drum movable into and out of the casing, bearing bars having lbearings forthe drum, screws connected with said bearing bars,` nuts von` the said screws, a drive shaft, gearing-between the driveshaft and the nuts, and a throw-out mechanism having devices for throwing said gearing 'into and out of operationsubstantially-as set forth.` v 6.The combination with a casing,"of a clothes drum movable into and out of the casing, a' drive shaft, gearing from the drive sha-ft to move said'drum into land ont of the, casing, means for reversing the direction ofr movementof said d ive shaft, and a throw out mechanism for s id reversing means con-A nected to simultaneously adjust thedrummoving.l gearing into and out of operation.

7. T e combination of a casing, a clothes drum movable into and out ofthe casing, a drive shaft, intermediate connections between the drive shaft and the drum whereby to move the said drum into and ou't of the casing, a rock shaft,.eccentrics on the rock. shaft, and devices operated vby the eccentrics whereby the drum moving means may be operation substan- 8. TheA combination of a casing havin slots, bearing bars fitted in said slots and -grooved lonitudinally to en age with the casing where y the bars may s ide longitudi, nally'in the casing, a clothes drum movable. into and out of the casingand journaled in the bearingbars, stops on thelcasing for limit# tially as set forth. f

ing -the inward Inovement' of the bearing ido' bars and provided with openings, screwsconnected with the-bearing bars and guided yin the openings of the said stops mits turn- J -ing on said screws and proviA ed Vwith beveled gears, connecting shafts having beveled 1o'5? ,gears meshing with those of the nuts,a drive shaft, and gearing A.between the drive shaft and the connecting `shafts substantially as set forth.

` `9. The combination of acasing, aclothesI 11o- 'drum' movable into andout ofthe casing, a drive shaft,gearing betweenthe' drive shaft y and the drum whereloyjto revolve the Alatter `when in the casin and means, operated from the drive shat' drum into and out o'fthe casingvsubstan- Ytially as 'set forth. ving, screw shafts connected with the bearing* u 1).4 The combination in. av washing ma: chine, of a casing, aclothes drum movable intoand-out of theycasing, a drive shaft, a 120 i .gearing lbetween the drive Vshaft and the drum to revolvesaid drum, intermediate connectionsirbetween theA drive shafts-nd druintomovesaidldruminto and out of the casing, 'a reversing? mechanism for reversing 125" 4the .motion of the drive'shaft, andra throw out mechanism whereby the reversing mechanisimay` be-adjusted""'into 'and ,out of operation.` i lfThe ,combination o-a casing, a clothes 130 whereby"v to move the 1154 sov drunimovable into and out ofthe casing, bearing bars slidable relatively to the casing and in which the drum is'journaled, screws connected with the bearing bars, nuts turning on said screws to feed the saine longi tudinally, a drive shaft, gearing between said shaft and the screw operating nuts, means for revolving the clothes drum from ther drive shaft, a reversing mechanism for the drive sha-ft, means for throwing the re versing mechanism into Aand out of operation, and means for throwing thenut operating gearing into and ont of operation.

12. The combination of a casing, a clothes receptacle thereinhaving a gear upon its shaft, a driving pinion meshing with 'said gear, adriving shaft geared to said pinion, and means for shifting said receptacle and its shaft gear into and out of meshmrwith said pinion. MM

13. The combination of a casing" receptacle therein having-a gearl Vnpoifibits shaft, a driving pinion meshing 'with'sai'd gear, a driving shaft geared to said pinion, means Vfor shiftingsaid receptacle and its shaft gear into and. out of mesh with said pinion, and connect-ions from said drive shaft for actuating said shifting means.

14. The combination of a casing, a clothes drum movable into and out of said casing, a drive shaft, gearing between the dive shaft andthe drum to revolve the Vsaine in the casing, intermediate connections between drive shaft and drum to inovethe same into and out of the easing, a reversing mechanism for reversing the motion of the drive shaft, and a throw out mechanism havingy means for simultaneously ladjusting the reversing mechanism and drum moving means into and out of operation.

The combination of a casing, a drum movable into and out of the casing, a drive shaft, intermediate gearing between s'aid shaft and drum` to move the same into and out of the easing, and means for reversing the vdirection of travel of said shaft and gearing in the movement of the drum into and out of the casing.

1G. The combination With .a casing, of a clothes receptacle rotatably mounted therein, a screw mounted upon the casing and con# nected to the bearing at one end of said receptacle and cooperating with an actuating gear upon said casing to move the receptacle toward and from the center thereof, and means for effect-ing a corresponding move# ment of the bearing 'atthe opposite, end of the receptacle.

17. The combination With a casing, of a clothes i'eceptacle'rotatably mounted therein,V means mountedv upon the casing and connected with said receptacle to move the receptacle toward and from the center of the casing, a driving shaft, power applying means, a shifter driving means upon said eases shaft for automatically shifting said applyu ing means to reverse the direction of inovement of said shaft, and a .shifting driving connection upon said easing movable into ,ont of driving connection with said shaft for actuating said receptacle moving means.

l 18,' The combination with a casing'of e. receptacle rotatably mounted therein, means for rotating the receptacle, driving means mounted upon said easing and co'peiating with 'said rotating means, means to shift the reeeptaeie toward and'from the center of the casing, and oiver connections therefrom having a Qliiitalole member for controlling the app" .ion of power to either. seid rotati or said shifting means. combination with a casing, of a ,clothes receptacle rotatably mounted therein, means for rotatingsaid receptacle, driving means mounted upon said vcasing and cooperating ivitli said rotating means, inea-ns to'shift thereeeptacle toward and from the center of the easing, means for automatically reversing the direction of travel of the driving nir-a cannet, Jas sliittahle to actuate either said driving means or said shifting means.

20. 'i'he combination With a casing, of a rotatable clothes receptacle having bearings mounted for sliding movement upon. said casing, a shaft and driving gears upon said casing connected to said bearings, a power shaft on said casing, a Adriving connection from said power shaft to said driving gears, gearing arranged to rotate said receptacle, and means for shifting said driving gear into loperative relation with saidpower shaft and said rotating gearing ont of operative relation with .the power shaft. f

:21. The combination with a casing, of a clothes receptacle mounted for rotary'move `"inenttherein and for sliding movement toward and from the center of the casing, a driving gear for rotating said receptacle', a gearing for sliding said receptacle, a power shaft, a driving connection therefrom for actuating said gear for rotatie the recep tacle, and a transmitting sha t having a member 'shiftable relative to said driving connection to actuate s'aid'gearing for mov ing said receptacle toward 'and from.l the center of the casing.

for rotating the casing, and power 22. In ainachine of the nature described, i

23. In a machine of the nature described,

the combination of a relatively stationary operative relation `with said cylinder and the hollow body pr'ovided with an upper openother of said pulleys, and a belt-shifter ading, a hollow, perforated, rotary cylinder jacent said pulleys.

located Within said body, adjacent band pulf JOHN C. ROSS.. 5 lle s, cylinder-rotatin gearing in operative Witnesses:

re ation with said cy inder and one of said Davie P. OCONNOR,

pulleys, and cylinder-hoisting mechanism-in THOMAS J. CASEY. 

